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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is our Netherlands firm of the year for the eighth consecutive time and with 39 inclusions over 19 practice areas, it is definitely a worthy winner. A Dutch firm at heart, De Brauw has expanded over the years and now boasts six offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Brussels, London, New York and, since 2012, Singapore. De Brauw prides itself on the quality of its corporate and finance practice and its pre-eminence in this area is demonstrated by its impressive number of inclusions in our M&A and competition chapters.
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De Brauw has a prominent M&A practice which over the last year has delivered effective strategic advice regarding innovative joint ventures and co-creation partnerships to clients such as ASML. Its results-oriented approach has certainly proved fruitful as the firm boasts a wide range of clients including 40 per cent of the 100 largest companies in the Netherlands. We list seven "outstanding" lawyers in the M&A chapter. Pierre Nijnens, head of the firm's M&A capital markets practice, is an "excellent" practitioner who "always has a clear understanding of the bigger picture and wider issues". He is joined by the "talented" Arne Grimme and the "first-class" Martin van Olffen. Grimme has a broad practice which focuses on public and private M&A including private equity transactions, while van Olffen advises on defence strategies and assists with negotiating settlement agreements. The pair recently worked with ASML on their high profile customer co-investment programme. Ton Schutte is a "leading strategist" with particular expertise in dealing with cross-border deals.
Three practitioners are listed in both our M&A and corporate governance chapters, demonstrating the firm's eminence in both of these fields. Jaap Winter is a "prominent figure" and advises family-owned companies on a variety of governance issues. He is chairman of the former EU high-level group of company law experts. Paul Cronheim is "incredibly knowledgeable" and "client-focused". His practice covers M&A transactions as well as corporate governance and shareholder matters. Cronheim also has a strong dispute resolution practice and is listed as a "leading" practitioner in our commercial litigation chapter. Bernard Roelvink is a "trusted adviser" to many domestic and international companies. He is particularly experienced in contested public takeovers, disposals and joint ventures and is also listed in our oil and gas chapter for his work in this industry.
De Brauw has an exceptional capital markets practice and is a "trusted" IPO adviser to many large Dutch companies. In 2012, the firm advised on both of the two IPOs on the NYSE and Euronext Amsterdam. Its respected capital markets team is represented by two "fantastic" lawyers, Jan Willem Hoevers and Joost Schutte. Hoevers is a favourite among our respondents for his "technical ability" in cross-border equity capital market transactions. He was the lead partner on the IPO of Sara Lee's spin-off coffee and tea company, D E Master Blenders 1753. Schutte is a "hard -working" practitioner who provides "practical and accessible advice". He advised the underwriters on the IPO of Dutch cable operator Ziggo on Euronext Amsterdam. The firm also excels in its work in the banking and financial sector. Jan Marten Van Dijk is "brilliant" and "always well informed on market changes". He has a broad practice which includes bank and acquisition financing transactions and debt restructurings. Berend Crans is a "superb" banking lawyer whose "creative problem-solving" has impressed our respondents. He is also listed in the aviation and project finance chapters.
De Brauw's competition practice is renowned for its success in getting clearance for the most complicated transactions from the European Commission and the Dutch Competition Authority. Managing partner of the firm Martijn Snoep is a "leading practitioner" in competition and is highly recommended during our research. He has a broad practice which covers litigation before European and Dutch courts, cartel investigations and transactional work. Joining him is Jolling de Pree, a former M&A lawyer, whose "tactical litigation style" and "shrewd mind" have been praised by our respondents. His practice also includes cartel investigations and merger cases. Erik Pijnacker Hordijk has appeared in over 100 cases before the European courts and is "widely respected" for his knowledge of EU and Dutch competition law. He also features in the public procurement chapter.
De Brauw has a "highly rated" dispute resolution practice and we list two lawyers who excel in commercial litigation. Ruud Hermans, head of the corporate litigation practice, has more than 25 years of experience in complex cross-border disputes for multiple parties and is "the one to call in the Netherlands". Marnix Leijten has particular expertise in dealing with clients from the electricity, oil and gas markets. He was recently involved in a dispute involving GasTerra and Italian energy company Eni where he secured a particularly favourable outcome for his client.
Two further lawyers of note are Koen Limperg and Bommel van der Bend. Limperg is a "distinguished expert" in trademark law and works on high profile, cross-border, complex disputes. He also features in the product liability chapter. Van der Bend is an "influential" practitioner specialising in construction. He advises on contractual issues for large-scale projects in the oil, gas and electricity industries and is additionally recognised for his expertise in public procurement.
De Brauw fields further lawyers in our internet, e-commerce and data protection, oil and gas, corporate tax, private funds, environment, patents and real estate chapters. Its impressive standing in the legal market is due to its dedicated and client-focused practitioners, whose expertise spans a full range of practice areas.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Jan Mohammed led me across the muddy yard packed with burned and still smoldering fuel tankers.
"If we don't have any security, how can we go up there?" he asked. "Nobody will drive and take fuel to NATO. It's impossible."
He was referring to the Khyber Pass in Pakistan's northwest, a key route for supplies heading to the war in Afghanistan.
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Pakistani drivers sit on a burnt out NATO supply oil tanker Monday morning after an attack on the outskirts of Islamabad.
Three charred shells of former oil tanker trucks belonged to him. "First they burned the tires," he said, and then flayed his arms around to illustrate the inferno that followed.
His drivers had been sleeping in their cabs, but ran to safety when they heard the first shots fired by about a dozen gunmen, who arrived on motorcycles during the pre-dawn attack on Monday.
Others were not so luckily. At least four died in the attack, and many more were injured. Yet few of them seemed surprised by what had happed.
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"No security," said one driver, shaking his head, his arm bandaged from when he had fallen while escaping. That sentiment was echoed by several others who were victimized by the attack. One truck driver had salvaged two small mango plants from the shell of his cab, which he picked up along the route and planned to take home with him.
There were 55 tankers lined up in the group, some 20 of which were damaged in Monday's attack. They had parked just outside Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, forced to wait – like sitting ducks, in hindsight – because of the closure of the border by the Pakistani authorities.
One driver pointed with disdain at a housing complex across the road, one of several large areas here reserved for military officers. "Maybe they came from there," he said. Apparently it's not only the Americans who sometimes wonder where the Pakistani military stands on the ongoing conflict.
The Pakistan authorities say they don't have the manpower to secure the convoys, which are not their responsibility anyway. The Pakistan authorities say it is up to the contractors to sort out their own security.
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Pakistan is the main route for non-lethal supplies for U.S and allied forces fighting in Afghanistan. It can take days for supply vehicles to travel up from the port in Karachi, across Pakistan, and into Afghanistan. There are two main border crossing points, one to the south, in Baluchistan, and the other at the end of the Khyber Pass in Pakistan's northwest.
It is this second crossing that was closed by Pakistan late last week, in an apparent response to a border incursion by NATO helicopter gunships, which killed three Pakistani border guards. On Monday, NATO expressed regret for last week's helicopter attack, saying the casualties were "unintended."
Attacks on convoys are not uncommon, but it seems to have become open season since the border closure backed up hundreds of tankers and trucks. There have been at least five attacks on the supply convoys since the border was closed. The latest attack happened on Tuesday when a small bomb damaged a truck that was parked alongside about 100 other trucks waiting to cross into Afghanistan. However, the bomb failed to ignite the fuel, and there were no casualties.
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A minute report asks learners to answer three to five mostly open-ended questions. Open-ended questions are preferable for two reasons. The first is that locating/recalling information and using it to construct an answer is a more cognitively engaging task than is selecting an option from among those offered by the instructor, or selecting a point along a Likert scale. The second is that open-ended answers are more meaningful than forced-choice responses. An example will show how this works.
Pretend that you are a learner in a didactic session I've run on helping clinicians to be active learners, covering the topics addressed in my earlier columns. I now ask you to complete a minute report with four questions:
1. What is/are the most important thing(s) you've learned from this session? To answer this question, you must review the material covered and determine its worth--which you do by seeing how it relates to what you already know and your experiences as both a teacher and a learner. This contemplation leads you to identify what it is you're going to write as your answer, and so you cast your selection in words. Since you're conscientious, you review what you've written to make sure it says what you want it to say.
When I read what you've written, I ask myself two questions: Are your most important items consistent with my list of objectives for the session? Can I understand why your selection is important to you? After looking at all of the minute reports in this way, I construct a picture of what you and your colleagues learned that you found most important, and use that picture to determine how well my instructional objectives were met.
2. In what way(s) do you see yourself using the things you've learned in this session? Now you must think in detail about the application of what you've learned. You must consider whether you can use programmed lectures (MM July/August, page 116) or whether you can convince the speakers who work for you to use them. You are making connections between what you've learned and your professional life.
3. What topics covered in the session remain "muddy" for you? In answering, you provide information I can use for improving the session.
4. What topics considered in this session would you like to know more about? Your answers to this question provide needs-assessment information that I can use in planning subsequent sessions for people like you. (And if I create sessions to address these needs, and then use minute reports and the techniques described in "Active from the Start," MM September/October, page 182--I have data applicable to Essential Area 2, Educational Planning and Evaluation, under the Accreditation Council for CME's new system.)
Equal Opportunity Evaluations Minute reports have two problems. First, reading large numbers of responses takes time, and second, there are many questions one might ask. Happily, both problems can be addressed using random sampling. Let's say I feel it isn't necessary to ask any given question of more than 25 people, and let's say there were 100 participants in the didactic session you attended. I'll construct four minute reports, each with different questions, and have each filled out by a random quarter of the learners. In this way, I can provide everyone with opportunities to actively consider the material presented, ask a range of questions, avoid overburdening learners, control the amount I have to read, and do all this in just 5 to 10 minutes.


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2928 W 66th St, Richfield, MN | Directions 5542344.884718 -93.317615
Mon-Fri 7am-9pm;
Sat-Sun 7am-8pm
Poor Lunch and Dinner – Lunch is Bad! I really want to like this place as the breakfasts, coffee and bakery are so good. The other food is awful. I try it about once a month trying to find a good meal after 11:00 am. The entree salads are not good. The Bistro Salad Chicken is very dry. The Chicken Ceasar chicken was served cold. The Steak Salad meat is cold and tough. The Beef Brisket salad is a complete nightmare. The Bouchee a la Reine (chicken pot pie pastery) was served to me cold. The Coq au Vin is just ok. The average lunch is $12.00. The staff does not ask how your food is tasting and doesn't seem to notice if your food is left untouched. Still the place is full of ladies lunching...I guess the bakery is just that good...
Quality and consistency is amazing! – I frequent Patrick's regularly for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The quality, variety and consistency is amazing! Pilotman's experience is not mine, and I too, have had the opportunity to travel extensively and sample "authentic" foods. His use of the term "swill" is pretentious and offensive! Patrick's is the creation of an incredibly talented, ambitious and hard-working chef who's frequent appearances, indelible smile, and gracious attention to customers is always a pleasure. How he is able to create such a variety of ambient environments in one small location is a tribute to his creativity. We are extremely fortunate to have his delicious efforts so close at hand and convenient!!
French restaurant going downhill – I was excited when this restaurant first opened. The food was great!. Now, the desserts, the food and the drinks offered seem to have gone the way of corporate America.
The coffee seems to taste like the local "swill" served at many breakfast houses rather than the fresh roasted taste of many local coffee houses. It is a far cry from "Costa Coffee" (a chain in Europe) or "Café Procope" in Paris.
Patrick used to be the pastry chef at Sofitel in Bloomington and his legacy is stil there. The pastries are still great at Sofitel. He is an excellent pastry chef.
I went into Patrick's about a month ago to purchase a few almond crossiants. Tasting one, they have a taste of almond flavoring in them. Not how it used to be. I also noticed the price was much higher than Patrick's legacy.
I also got this opinion from another aquaintance who is a European person and a manager for a large European Corporation with local offices, who used to patronize Patrick's and told me he noticed recently the degradation of quality of Patrick's Bakery which he used to frequent every Saturday morning with another European who wants authentic cuisine.
IMHO, it seems this restaurant has moved away from its roots of being authentic French cuisine to just another corporate cost-cutting front for an ethnic restaurant.
My background? I've flown to Europe (and many other places around the globe) hundreds of times as an airline pilot over the years and also have driven and stayed as a local tourist and almost a "short-term resident" in small French villages where the local bakery and cafe are the centerpoint for coffee and chat.
It is too bad, most people in this country have never travelled outside of this country and really do not have an idea what many authentic dishes are, so keep the dishes and food brought here authentic so people who don't have the opportunity to travel overseas have the taste and perhaps the nuance of real local type food, in this case am authentic French Bistro.
Changing to cost-cutting lower grade ingredients is usually not healthy.
IMO, get a taste of this bakery and then go over to Sofitel in Bloomington and taste the original pastry recipes Patrick brought to the area including authentic original ingredients. Compare it for yourself.
nice bakery – We went there for lunch and dessert and had I the quiche, which was really good. I would go back and have it again. My boyfriend had the veggie sandwich, which I though was just O.K, but my boyfriend liked. We got dessert, I got the chocolate praline cake and my boyfriend got the passion fruit cake. They were both very good. My criticism however is that I expected to get cake. I got a very thin wafer of cake at the bottom with mousse shaped into a piece and covered with chocolate. It was very rich and I was disappointed that it was not actually cake. My boyfriends "cake" was a similar situation. All in all, it was not a bad experience.
Perfect place to sample menu – Patrick's is one of the few places that it's easy to order by sight thanks to their display case. Everything I have tried there has been wonderful (I am still working my way through the full menu, with multiple stops at some favorites). I did have one small problem when taking a friend there, something was under cooked, but as is the case with Patrick's they took it back and quickly made a new one for her. One time my cake was barely touched by the side of a box, Patrick refused to sell the cake to me and insisted on provided a new one from the case, placing it carefully into the box to maintain the chocolate perfection that is the outside of the cake. They really will (and always do) go above and beyond for the customer.
Desserts, quick lunch, atmosphere – I felt like I stepped into another country when I walked into Patricks. You are greeted with a long glass counter filled with the most mouth watering desserts, cookies, and pasteries. It was easy to get sidetracked from what I initially when in there for..lunch! The breads are all baked there. Amazing. Try the chicken finger sandwhich. It's addicting!
A real french bakery here in Minnesota? Yes it is true. – I might sound like I have a man crush on this place and so pardon me.
Through a french born friend of mine I was recommended here. Since then I've bought several birthday cakes and many other items. The flavors, the preparation, the finish, and the smells are all to die for.
I always had a weak spot for good ole american birthday cake...I'll eat the icing until I am woozy...Patrick's cakes are the only ones that break me from my addition even on my birthday. The great thing is I never feel woozy.
I am sorry for the lack of detail in my response...this place is simply spectacular. Make your someone's birthday truly special and get them a cake from Patricks...or make my day special and bring me a cake, seriously...I work in USbank's building and like to eat lunch outside on the benches on Nicollet Ave, just walk around with the box and I'll find you :D :D
The Best – We have been purchasing breads and pastries from Patrick since he opened his first location on 66th. I was absolutely elated when we found him because the twin cities is very lacking in quality baked goods. This is one of the few bakeries where you won't find a "Minnesota cinder block" (crisped cereal bar! UGH!) He bakes genuine, high quality pastries. I use the baguette Viennoise sliced thin for appetizer pates and it's divine! I hope the disappointed writer here has given him another chance. There can be long lines, but the wait is worth it. Also, he operates like an authentic French baker. They have their ovens going full speed in the early mornings so the morning customer has their daily bread. In Germany, Austria, Italy & France, the Lady of the house goes to market/bakery first thing in the morning to get her families fresh baked goods for that day and if you missed the morning, you went without. It's not like a factory that keeps pumping out bread. If you are not accustomed to this I can understand your disappointment. Please go back. He and his wife are wonderful and his pastry case is unmatched by anyone around here. Before Patrick came along I only found these pastries in Chicago & New York. I am so happy for his success & expansions. Everything he makes is true old world class. This is one of the finest bakeries in Minnesota. Vive la Patrick!
Classy French Bakery and Cafe – I've been eating at Patrick's in Richfield since 2003, and it is becoming more and more popular.
It's a great place for a Saturday or Sunday morning breakfast or lunch. It can be busy though. The service is very good.
The quality of the food and bakery goods is consistently excellent. I often have the chicken bistro
salad, which has a delicious raspberry vinegarette. In addition, the coffee is made in the French
way--good and strong. I bought one of their dessert cakes recently for an office retreat, and there
were no leftovers. Their croissants are light and buttery.
From the French accents to the dazzling display cases, this Parisian patisserie is enticingly authentic. – In Short
Half of the pristine room is devoted to bread and pastry; the other half is filled with dark-wood tables, black-and-white photographs of the Eiffel Tower, and even a window to watch the delectable temptations being prepared. Parisian-born owners Patrick and Azita Bernet (they met at the Paris Cordon Bleu), outshine with their repertoire of French classics. Locals and nearby office workers sample savory, rich bacon-onion tart spread with blue cheese and, for breakfast, silken mini-quiches.
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by Adventures With Adam
New York, New York
July 27, 2002
Not only did Mrs. Winchester attempt to appease the spirits, she also sought to confuse them by building stairways that lead to the ceiling, doors that open onto brick walls, and windows into the floor. (She may have used the windows to spy on her staff.) She also had carpenters install supporting posts upside down.
The superstitious Mrs. Winchester kept a seance room to which only she had access. It was these seance sessions that gave her the ideas for modifying the estate. She incorporated the number 13 into many architectural features: 13 windows in a room, 13 panels in a ceiling, 13 drain holes in a sink. The cobweb motif appears in many areas. Besides being superstitious, Mrs. Winchester was also diminutive. Several doorways were built to her 4'-10" height and many of the stairways feature tiny, low-rise steps.
The on-going construction of the house took 39 years and cost Mrs. Winchester $5.5 million of her $20 million fortune. Many of the rooms were left unfinished, and the 1906 earthquake damaged others. (The quake also took down the seven-story bell tower that once loomed over the house; the highest point now is four stories.) Although several main rooms have been recreated with period antiques, the house remains largely unfurnished, adding to its eeriness.
Sixteen bucks buys you a basic one-hour tour of the mansion. This allows you to see many of the rooms. Afterward, you can take a self-guided walk through the beautifully kept grounds. Audio recordings at stations along the way describe life on the estate, including an anecdote about a truncated visit from Teddy Roosevelt. Other, longer tours are available, but I found the basic house tour sufficient. However, special flashlight tours given on Halloween and Friday the Thirteenths sound like they might be a hoot.
At one time, the estate stretched 160 acres. It since has been reduced to four, but its gardens are an oasis amid the charmless strip malls and suburban sprawl of San Jose. The estate also houses a firearms museum in one of the out buildings. Here you can see the Winchester Repeater, "The Gun That Won the West." And, of course, the tour ends in the gift shop.
From journal Adventures in San Francisco
by Cheryl Morgan
San Jose
November 15, 2000
Mrs. Winchester was understandably distressed and, as one did in those days, she consulted a spiritualist. Much to her horror, she was told that the spirit world was full of the ghosts of people (and doubtless buffalo) killed by her husband's rifles. They were very angry with her, and things were going to get bad. Her only chance, the spiritualist said, was to build a house, and keep building it. For if the house was never finished, no ghost could settle into it, and she could never be haunted.
And so we have a warren-like structure in suburban San José that makes a fortune from those who believe in ghosts. There are many features in the house supposedly designed to confuse (or possibly trap) unwary spirits: doors that are very small or lead nowhere; long, winding staircases with very shallow risers; windows that look into other parts of the house; pillars installed upside down and the number 13 found everywhere.
The Mystery House is especially busy at Halloween. They do special tours in the middle of the night in which bold ghost hunters get to wander the spooky hallways in the dark, armed only with a special Mystery House flashlight (which you get to keep afterwards). As for the dead, the place is so popular that this year Elvis is haunting there. I have a photo of his ghostly white limo to prove it.
That, of course, is the commercial front, and very successful it is too. The reality is rather different. The description of the house is correct, but most of the anomalies can be put down to the continual building and to much less bizarre aspects of Mrs. W.'s life. The shallow stairs were a result of severe arthritis that prevented her from raising her feet very far. Everything was built small because she was only 4' 10" and designed the house around herself. She was a very distrusting person and used internal windows to keep an eye on her staff.
What is more, if you take the "Behind the Scenes" tour you discover that Mrs. W. was actually very smart. The house is full of the latest (for Victorian times) technological marvels. It has gas lighting in every room, it recycles rainwater in case of drought, and it was one of the first buildings in the area to be earthquake-proofed.
For more information about the Mystery House, see the rather longer review of it in my magazine, Emerald City. There is also a review of Tim Powers's excellent book, Earthquake Weather, which uses the Mystery House and various other spooky Bay Area buildings for settings.
From journal Halloween in California
by karameister
Saint Paul, Minnesota
October 17, 2006
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by dswett1
West Covina, California
March 16, 2004
From journal Bay Area Break
by IWW639
New Orleans, Louisiana
September 3, 2000
The price is around $15 for an hour long tour, but don't quote me.
From journal Silicon Valley Cat
by soliitude
San Francisco, California
July 26, 2006
From journal Winchester Mystery House
by gclink
Grand Prairie, Texas
July 11, 2001
Inside the house you can view bedrooms, bathrooms, and closets that make you wonder if Sarah actually belonged in an asylum after she lost her husband and daughter.
The House is open everyday until about 5 pm and on Friday the 13ths and Halloween, they offer flashlight tours in the evening for extreme fun. There is a lot of walking to do and many stairs to climb so be prepared.
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A bolt unlock button works with the top-tang safety to offer enhanced safety while unloading. Styling features offer more compact dimensions for a smaller, quicker, sleeker look and feel, and also trims weight. To ensure the stability of optics, scope bases are attached to the receiver using four screws per base. Innovation is the Browning tradition, and the X-Bolt is just the latest example. Click on the image at left for interactive content on every X-Bolt feature (requires a Flash-enabled browser). Click below to watch the X-Bolt 30 second commercial.
X-Bolt Feather Trigger™
For precise shooting in the field or off the bench, there's absolutely no substitute for a good, predictable trigger. The X-Bolt's new three-lever Feather Trigger provides a clean, crisp pull with no take-up or creep and minimal overtravel. The trigger is screw adjustable from 3 to 5 lbs. and factory pre-set at approximately 3 1/2 lbs. An alloy trigger housing contains the hard chromed steel components that are highly polished on all critical contact surfaces. Precise engagement angles mean the X-Bolt Feather Trigger feels light and right and stays that way through many thousands of rounds. Unlike competitors' triggers with secondary fingerpiece levers, the Feather Trigger is designed right, from the very start.
X-Lock™ Scope Mounting System
Securely mounted optics are essential for accuracy and precision on any rifle. To ensure the new X-Bolt has the most stable scope mounting system possible, the X-Lock mounts feature an all new four screw per base design that replaces the traditional two screw system. The benefits are obvious, with the bases being secured at all four corners, rather than only attached at the center of the base for more accurate placement on the receiver.
Bolt Unlock Button
The bolt unlock button works in conjunction with the top-tang safety to provide an added measure of safety during checking and unloading of the chamber. Conveniently located on top of the bolt lever, the bolt unlock button allows the bolt to be unlocked and opened with the safety in the on safe position. The safety blocks the trigger sear and features a firing pin block for added safety.
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Short 60° bolt lift is fast cycling and allows you to work the bolt quickly without the scope getting in the way. The all new bolt is machined from a block of solid steel bar stock for strength and custom rifle precision. Three locking lugs provide exceptional bolt strength.
Inflex Technology Recoil Pad
Inflex Technology recoil pad is standard on every X-Bolt rifle. This ultra soft pad offers the best recoil absorption available on any rifle. The proprietary construction and material promote a directional deflection of recoil forces, pulling the stock comb away from your face to reduce felt recoil and muzzle climb.
An all new detachable rotary magazine is incorporated into the X-Bolt. Constructed from a durable lightweight polymer, the magazine is designed to feed cartridges directly in-line with the bolt, instead of offset as with traditional leaf-spring magazines, for a straight shot right into the chamber. An ergonomic magazine-mounted release lets the magazine rotate directly downward and into your hand. The magazine sits flush with the bottom of the rifle for a sleeker appearance. Additional magazines can be kept loaded and carried in your pocket or pack for easy access.
Accuracy and Barrel
A free-floating barrel is essential for utmost accuracy. The X-Bolt is free-floated by bedding the front and rear of the action for stability and to help maintain barrel to stock spacing for consistent accuracy. A recessed muzzle crown helps protect the rifling from damage. Barrels are triple checked for interior finish, straightness and air-gauged for uniformity.
Innovation is in Our Blood.
BELOW: In a series of informative videos Browning's top gun designers and engineers talk about what sets Browning apart from the rest. Browning broke new ground with the X-Bolt in 2008. Other companies are attempting to immitate Browning, but Browning remains the true innovators and Browning consistently develops and patents new concepts and features that no other company even comes close to providing. Since the beginnings of the company, with John Moses Browning as our chief designer and inventor, ground breaking innovation has been in our blood. You be the judge.
Click here to visit Planet X-Bolt for interactive content including annmations, videos, detail/feature photos, etc. (requires Flash).
Infex Recoil Pad
X-Lock Scope Mounts
Rotary Magazine
Feather Trigger
Bolt Unlock Button
Original X-Bolt Product Overview (2008)
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Charles Long, an instructor of Curriculum and Instruction at TTU, was named best actor at the recent Southeastern Theatre Conference in Arlington, Va.
And the show for which he captured the honor — John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," produced by Chad McDonald — also received an award for technical excellence.
" One of the participants said this was the strongest competition he'd ever been a part of — and that he'd been involved with the Southeastern Theatre Conference for 50 years. I took our win as quite an honor after that statement," Long said.
This year's competition included about 1,200 people and represented 10 to 14 states, he said.
At the Tennessee Theatre Association awards ceremony last year, the show received honors for technical excellence, best production and best directors.
" We were just fortunate to have had such a great cast and crew," Long said.
He portrayed the slow-witted but lovable character of Lennie Small and also teamed up with TTU forensics coach Steve Gwilt to direct the production, which was presented at a number of local high schools in order to raise money for travel expenses to the regional conference.
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And you really think Kohler is making their own angle stops?
I've always used Kohler Angle Stops in exposed applications.
While 1/4 ball valves are the new thing, I've preferred the Kohler for a aesthetics value...
Just got some in. All nice sealed boxes.
Is it me, or has quality gone downhill. There are nicks-not smooth chrome on both the included chrome nipples and risers.
The valve body seems OKAY.
However, compared to prior purchased, the finishes on everything was FLAWLESS....
And you really think Kohler is making their own angle stops?
Licensed residential and commercial plumber
Maybe it's not made by them but subbed out - but I've yet to come across another angle stop that loops like them...in both fit and finish....
Regardless, someone/somebody is accountable for QC
I also use their heavy cast brass chromed p trap on exposed applications....
While I've not actually seen them, people have indicated that Dahl makes some really nice shutoffs. http://www.dahlvalve.com/index.html
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Retired Defense Industry Engineer; Schluter 2.5-day Workshop Completed 2013, 2014
quote; I also use their heavy cast brass chromed p trap on exposed applications.
Anyone who uses Kohler's traps and angle stops, must have a printing press in the basement where they make their own money.
Licensed residential and commercial plumber
They're 1/4 turn and Canadian *North American* made.
I'll grab a pic of the two side by side.
The Kohler is more a beauty pagent valve, aka. - my preferred unit for Exposed Applications.
As far as *cost* is concerned, it's all relative in the grand scheme of things .......so to have a $$ valve or P trap.....that I can notice the aesthetic difference....then it's not that expensive to me........
The post was just to clarify if anyone has seen the decline in the QC with this particular lineup.
I have 3 boxes, all with sh1tty, nicked chrome fittings. Nicked as in nicked with the chrome layer ontop. So it was *nicked* during production.
For the $, I don't think expect this.
And previous purchases of said LIKE item, the quality of every piece down to the riser tubes were flawless.
quote; Nah, the Chef lives near the Treasury department; maybe they give out samples?
More likely he has a tunnel from his basement to theirs.
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what's the saying, fashion versus function
Jim, the top is the Dahl
And the bottom one needs a 3/8" chrome nipple and to make it look correct, the adapter elbow has to be the proper distance back in the wall. I haven't used a "screw on stop" for over 50 years, and even then they were 1/2" ips versions. In other words, I have NEVER used a 3/8" ips stop, period. The Kohler ones that come with toilets go directly to the scrap barrel. It looks like they gave you one with a "hammered" finish.
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Got a full Kohler tub/shower valve kit in. There is a indent UNDER the chrome with the chrome finish ontop of it.
The box for the sink faucet shows that the drain was made offshore.
Not sure on the COO on the rest of the hardware...but I suppose these *defects* in finish is not just isolated to their angle supply stops..
I see production date stampings but nary to nil on the box or inside any sticker on COO of what is made where...
Last edited by chefwong; 05-17-2013 at 04:29 PM.
While Kohler makes some stuff in the USA, the fact that they do have a factory here is no guarantee of where their branded stuff is actually made.
Jim DeBruycker
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I've been looking real hard and strangely I cannot find the COO of any hint on any of their stuff I have on hand.
Just got the replacement for the 1st order and this one is even worst than the original order.
Heavy raised burrs on the outer edge that has been chrome plated.
I dunno. Maybe it's a bad batch from the same plant ?
My Kohler Cast Iron Laundry Room Sink was flawless that we did a year ago.
I have not used their faucets in awhile so I can't comment on how long this downward trend has been going.
So far 3 for 3, angle stop, 2 complete shower/tub valve trim kits with all sh1tty QC finishes that clearly don't represent the $ price...
Hell. Maybe I should have stuck with the Dornbracht stuff I was looking at.
I decided to go with Kohler cause I felt it was a better choice for long term parts availability....
Last edited by chefwong; 05-18-2013 at 12:52 PM.
FWIW, the official answer from Kohler
If it says Made in China, then it's Made in PRC.
If there is NO stamping of COO, then one is to presume that it's made in NA.
FWIW, the official answer from Kohler
If it says Made in China, then it's Made in PRC.
If there is NO stamping of COO, then one is to presume that it's made in NA.


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A product subject to meat giant Cargill's recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak is shown in Redwood City, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Cargill said Wednesday that it is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company's Springdale, Ark., plant from Feb. 20 through Aug. 2 due to possible contamination from the strain of salmonella linked to the illnesses. The packages were labeled with many different brands, including Honeysuckle White and Kroger. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Mainers have donated more than $8.5 million to federal candidates and political committees in this election cycle. While the individual donors number in the thousands, a select few are spending more than most.
An analysis of Federal Election Commissions filings shows that the top 10 Maine donors have spent $1.7 million during the 2011-12 election cycle, accounting for about 20 percent of the total spending. The figure contrasts with the average Mainer's donation of $907 and even more so with the median of $300 -- which means half have donated more and half have donated less.
The big-donor numbers track with national trends that show the wealthiest Americans account for nearly one-quarter of campaign spending. That analysis, done by the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, showed that 26,783 donors spent nearly $774 million, 24 percent of all spending, on the 2010 elections.
Nationally, the big donors have split party affiliation. In Maine, however, nine of the top 10 have supported Democratic candidates and political committees.
President Obama has been the biggest beneficiary of Maine donors large and small. His campaign and the fundraising committee that supports him have received nearly $2.7 million. Mainers supporting Obama's Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, have given the former Massachusetts governor $208,379.
Overall, Maine donors have given over $2 million to Republican candidates and national and state party committees, while their Democratic counterparts have received $1.9 million. Those figures don't include contributions to political action committees.
The second-biggest beneficiary has been the House Majority Political Action Committee, the group that has already spent $15.3 million attempting to elect Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The House Majority PAC has received $700,000 from S. Donald Sussman and $50,00 from Sarah McIntyre.
Sussman, majority owner of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and other MaineToday Media newspapers, gave the money from his Maine address.
Federal records show that Sussman's donations to the House Majority PAC, and to other federal political committees, are even more when donations from his business address in Connecticut are included.
The same may be true of other Maine donors with out-of-state businesses. Those donations are not included in the Press Herald analysis or its online database.
Counting all of his federal donations, Sussman has given $1.15 million to the House Majority PAC and $1.35 million in the current election cycle.
That makes Sussman tied for 27th in the country in disclosed political spending, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
By comparison, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent $3.1 million, to place No. 10 on the national list. Republican donor Sheldon Adelson sits firmly at No. 1, after spending $36.25 million so far.
Those figures don't include "dark money," contributions to politically active nonprofit groups that don't have to disclose the identities of their donors.
A recent investigation by Pro Publica showed that dark money groups had spent $71 million on political advertisements through Aug. 8.
Sussman, who has donated to candidates in other states, is by far the biggest federal donor from Maine.
In an emailed statement, he said he is "proud to invest in Democrats to protect the values we all share -- we will all benefit from their leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives."
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin is No. 2 on the individual donor list in Maine. Poliquin has given $125,201 to federal campaigns.
All but $1,200 of his donations went to his campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. He finished second in the primary in June.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has given $99,503 to an array of federal campaign committees to place third.
Pingree, who is married to Sussman, has given $35,800 to Obama's fundraising committee. Smaller donations have been piped to organizations that attempt to elect Democratic candidates to the Maine Legislature, and a handful of congressional candidates.
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Here's Maria Sharapova at the Sony Ericsson Open, hitting before her semifinal match against Andrea Petkovic. Petko was ailing (shoulder) and Maria ran away with it: 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.
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I'm having some strange problems with my Turbo SIM. I've done all the stuff as instructed and everything worked absolutely fine up until the last step when I put my Orange UK SIM into the iphone with the Turbo SIM but all I get is a 'No SIM' message.
Now I've tried putting the Orange SIM + Turbo SIM into other phones and that works fine, so the connection between the Turbo and Orange is all good; and I've put the AT&T SIM + Turbo into the iphone and that works fine too (apart from the 'Waiting for AT&T activation' message).
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Business or pleasure. Whether worn on workdays or to special events, this men's dress shirt from Croft & Barrow suits the occasion with its classic fit. Its durable broadcloth weave gives you a polished look wear after wear.
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